My first fic! I love writing, and I write a lot, but I've never written a fanfic before so this was a new (and interesting) experience! XD
Although it's Super Smash, I've labelled it as a cross-over as there are quite a lot of Zelda characters, (from Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword) and the plot is based around the Triforce. (If you think I should've marked it as just Super Smash, let me know! I'm new to this stuff! XD)
HOWEVER, in order to keep the story as spoiler free as possible for these games, I will not be keeping to the plotlines of the games at all times. For example, who has the Triforce pieces is incorrect in relation to SS in this story. I'm simply using the characters and some character interactions, particularly with a certain FABULOUS character… ;)
I CANNOT GUARANTEE THIS FIC WILL BE SPOILER FREE!
I will add small notes at the end of the chapter to help explain anything I think may need explaining to those who haven't played one (or both) of those Zelda games, but I think most things will make sense anyway…I hope… XD
Note: The Link in this chapter is SS Link…just so you're clear from the start.
Anyway, long authors note over! (I won't do this every chapter XD) I hope you enjoy! Even a little… XD
"Is this everyone?"
Link glanced around the spotless white room, muttering quietly to himself as he counted the handful of people who had bothered to come. They were standing in small groups around a giant glass table; conversing and occasionally gesturing at the other people on the premises.
Zelda was sitting down at the table, shuffling through the sheets of paper in front of her. A very tall and pretty blue woman cloaked in black was sitting next to her, taping her fingers on one sheet in particular and whispering something Link couldn't quite hear. She looked up at him and gave a small smile. He quickly looked away, realising he had been staring at her for some time. He had never met her before, but he could tell by looking at her she was in a position of power. She absolutely exerted authority; from how she looked, to how she presented herself.
Link's train of thought was broken by the sound of a chair scrapping against the floor. Zelda was standing up, and she began to clap her hands together to get everyone's attention. Once there was quiet, she spoke.
"Everyone, time to sit down and discuss serious matters," she said rather sternly. Link could tell she was on-edge.
Everyone sat down in their usual spots. It had been a relatively long time since their last meeting, and some people seemed to have trouble remembering their place, but after a few moments confusion everyone was seated. Link was now able to get a better look at the people present.
There were ten: himself, Princess Zelda, the blue woman, Sonic, Kirby, Ike, Marth, Mario, the Pokémon Lucario, and Palutena, who looked like she was in deep concentration.
Zelda glanced around the table.
"I…guess this is everyone," she said slowly.
There was an awkward pause until Sonic voiced what most of them had been thinking.
"I'm guessing more people were invited?" he replied, as he placed his right foot on the edge of the table and proceeded to teeter back and forth on the chair's hind legs.
"You guessed correctly."
Everyone turned to the blue woman who had just spoken. Her voice was almost musical, with a very slight echo.
"Oh!" Zelda suddenly exclaimed, "I should introduce you all. This is a very good friend of mine, Midna. For a long time her world and mine were not connected. I was not able to cross into hers, or her into mine. But we now have a new mirror that acts as a gate-way, and she has agreed to help us in our quest."
Midna stood up, and bowed her head slightly. Link was now able to get a better look at her. Her whole body wasn't blue. She had elegant black and turquoise patterns snaking around her arms and torso. Her hair was a vibrant orange that reminded Link of that young Hylian girl he had met before. What was her name? Malon?
"It is a pleasure to meet you all," said Midna, breaking Link's train of thought once again, "I am Midna, princess of the Twilight Realm."
She was very well-spoken, much like Zelda, so it wasn't hard to believe she was royalty. However, as she sat down she smiled in such a way that led Link to believe she had somewhat of a mischievous nature.
"Okay, let us begin," Zelda declared, "First, I th-"
Zelda was abruptly cut off by an almighty crash coming from her right. Everyone turned quickly to see a small white figure crashing through one of the many windows in the room. The person landed squarely on their back before rolling over once or twice until they were standing on one foot. They hopped forward slightly as they regained balance.
"S-sorry…to keep…you waiting," Pit gasped, as he rubbed the back of his head, "Could you be more careful with the landing next time, please, Lady Palutena?"
Palutena was the one who controlled Pit's flight pattern. Link now understood why she looked focused earlier.
Pit suddenly spotted Link and grinned at him, before scrambling over to sit in the chair between him and the green haired Goddess.
"Sorry… Lady Palutena made dinner and set the kitchen on-" Pit began, only to have a hand slapped over his mouth.
"I-it doesn't matter, you're hear now!" Palutena laughed, blushing slightly.
Unlike Zelda, she had always seemed to be a bit of an air-head.
"Okay," said Zelda, "As most of you know from the message I sent out to you all, Hyrule castle has been seized…" She paused for a moment, looking slightly ashamed. "Ganondorf has gathered some minions there. As far as we know, he stormed the castle in an attempt to obtain the Triforce of Wisdom that is in my possession. It seems he plans on gathering them all to complete the Triforce, and make his wish. At this time, we do not know what that wish is. He already has the Triforce of Power, he needs mine and Link's to complete it."
"Question!" Pit piped up, eagerly waving his hand in the air.
"Yes?" replied Zelda politely.
"Um…where's Link if you don't mind me asking? Not this Link, obviously."
He gestured vaguely in the Skyloftian Link's direction.
"I mean Hylian Link," Pit clarified, "He's never missed a meeting before…"
There was a series of hushed whispers as those sitting at the table realised that Hylian Link was indeed absent. Midna turned to Zelda, also looking for an explanation.
"You see…" Zelda began slowly, looking down at the sheets of paper which she had begun fidgeting with, "Link was with me in the castle when it was seized. In his attempt to help me escape we were separated. I don't know where he is, but I'm going to assume he's still there…"
Zelda's royal way of speaking was starting to slip as she became more agitated. There was a brief silence.
"He's fine," said Ike, his deep voice resonating across the room, "You know how tough he is. We'll catch up with him later."
"Ah!" agreed Kirby, hopping up and down on his chair. This was followed by a series of nods around the table.
"You are right," sighed Zelda, looking somewhat more relieved, "Alright, one more thing regarding Ganondorf's plan…Link, you currently have the Triforce of Courage, correct?"
"Yeah," Link replied, "and the Zelda from Skyloft has the Triforce of Wisdom."
"Hmm…As I thought. That complicates things slightly."
"Why?"
"Well, not only can Ganondorf get the Triforce of Courage from Hylian Link, he can also get it from you. Furthermore, he can also get the Triforce of Wisdom from your Zelda."
Link stiffened. That was something he could not let happen.
"He better not try it…" he mumbled furiously.
"He won't," said Pit firmly, crossing his arms and staring at Link, his bright blue eyes filled with unwavering determination. Typical of him.
"I just thought you should all know," continued Zelda, "we need to be on our guard. Also, Link, since your time is before mine, if the enemies were to obtain a Triforce piece from you, the other Link would no longer have it. The same goes for me and the other Zelda," she paused for a moment, "Next topic then. We have some information regarding the minions that Ganondorf has employed…"
She paused for a moment, shuffling through the paper until she pulled a single blue sheet out from underneath.
"Ganondorf seems to be their leader," she continued, "but we also know that Bowser and Dr. Eggman are in the ranks. King Dedede has also been brainwashed into joining them…again."
"Aauu…" muttered Kirby, plonking back down on his chair and looking at his feet.
"Dark Pit and Dark Link have also joined."
Link was expecting that. Pit was not.
"What?!" shouted Pit, "I thought I reasoned with him!"
"It is unclear weather he joined of his own accord or if he was forced at this time," responded Zelda, before Pit had a chance to start a ruckus.
He visibly relaxed.
"Yeah, don't worry!" chirped Palutena, who seemed to be back to her cheerful self, "We've stopped him once before! Plus, you have me to help you!"
"Heh…" laughed Pit, glancing nervously at her.
Pit trusted Palutena with his life, but that didn't mean he was sure she would not seriously maim him by accident.
"The last person we know of that is working with Ganondorf is Ghirahim."
Link bolted up out of his seat, causing Sonic to lose balance on his chair and crash to the ground.
"W-whoa, you didn't mention THAT in the message!" he blurted out.
He suddenly became aware that all the eyes in the room were trained on him. He began to lower in his seat, feeling his cheeks colour.
"I-I'm…" he began. He wasn't sure why, but something about the Demon Lord's name had hit a nerve.
Sonic suddenly slapped his hand on the table and dragged himself up off the floor.
"Jeez…" he muttered, lifting his chair off the ground. He paused a moment before turning to Link, a wide grin spread across his face, "Oh, that's right…I've heard about your history with that guy," he continued teasingly.
Link shuddered. History? He thought, what a poor choice of word.
Sonic chuckled to himself. A couple of people around the table raised their eyebrows at Link, including Marth. Did he even understand what was going on? Although Link had heard his English had improved greatly. Ike even said it was near perfect. But that was besides the point.
"You won't be laughing when it's your face he's licking…" muttered Link indignantly as he sat down.
Palutena was now giggling, too.
"No need to be concerned Link," continued Zelda over Sonic and Palutena's laughter, "I've partnered you with Pit. We are all going to the castle. We will all have a pair and we will all have an assigned enemy that fits our fighting style. Link, you and Pit will be looking for, and taking on, Dark Link and Dark Pit."
"Alright! We'll do our best!" chimed in Pit.
Link nodded. Thank Hylia for that, he thought, finally able to relax a little.
"Also, Link, I think we will need a little help from that, um…friend of your's? I will need you to go ask him if he will help out, we may need to make use of his catapult," explained Zelda.
"The Groosenator you mean?" said Link, smiling to himself, "Sure, I'll ask Groose about it, but I don't know how happy he'll be considering he thinks I took Zelda from him…but if he knows she could be in danger, I'm sure he'll agree."
"How are you going to transport something that big?" Lucario's voice echoed.
It took a while to get used to his telepathy. His voice ringing out in your head was a little unnerving.
"Don't worry, I'll get Scrapper on the case," replied Link, thinking of the eager little robot who helped him so many times in his quest. Link was very fond of that robot, even if he did insist on calling him Master Shortpants.
"Also, since Pit can fly," said Zelda, "I think it would be a good idea if you got your Loftwing while you were in Skyloft, Link. Seen as Pit only has five minutes in the air, he can ride on it with you while you are travelling. Also, Palutena will obviously be watching over Pit. Midna will be with her, watching over you, Link."
Link raised his eyebrows slightly but nodded. That was weird. He had never had anyone assigned to look after him before on the battle field.
"The other pairings are as follows," continued Zelda, "Ike and Marth will be taking on Dr. Eggman, Mario and Lucario will go after Bowser, and Sonic and Kirby will go after King Dedede."
"Hey, why do I have to be paired with the Pink puffball!" cried Sonic, almost falling off his chair again.
"Just go with it Sonic," sighed Zelda.
"Alright…" he mumbled, "as long as he doesn't eat me!"
"Ah?" voiced Kirby, tilting his body to the side, not quite sure what the problem was.
Link suddenly spotted a flaw in the pairings.
"What about you, Princess?" he asked.
"I have told you Link, there is no need to call me that," she said kindly, giving him a small smile, "I will be heading directly for Ganondorf."
"What?! You can't do that! It's not safe!" Link was out of his chair again, hands firmly planted on the glass table.
"I will be going as Shiek. I will be fine."
Link got the impression that it wasn't up for discussion.
"There is one last thing, also. Midna?"
Midna stood up. She held her hands out in front of her and they glowed a soft blue. Numerous dark crystals materialised in a flurry of black squares, and a gentle "ding" sound resonated throughout the room. She carefully tipped them into her right hand.
"These," she declared, "Are shadow crystals. I have created them with my magic. They will allow you to travel to the Twilight Realm. Zelda thought it was a good idea to use the Realm as a…infirmary of sorts…if you should get injured in battle these can transport you there. None of the enemies have the ability to transport there, so it is the safest place possible."
Midna walked around the table distributing one crystal to each person. She paused at Link for a moment before giving him his. On closer inspection, the crystals had bright orange lines framing their jagged edges. They looked dangerous.
"Right, I think that concludes the meeting," said Zelda, rather cheerfully, "As well as Link, I'd like you all to go to your respective world's and see if you can gather anymore helpers. I will also try to contact a few more people. We will meet here in two days time, ready to go into battle. Gather your things and be ready by then."
Everyone nodded, and stood up to leave.
"I'll be stiff tomorrow after that fall…" Pit sighed, stretching his arms into the air.
"Heh…sorry…" laughed Palutena, looking at the floor.
They all filed out the door, with the exception of Midna and Zelda, who appeared to be waiting for everyone to leave.
I suppose I better go to Skyloft now, thought Link, as he left the room behind Pit.
"Ugh…" sighed Midna, "I hate acting official like that for too long…"
"Well I doubt they would have taken you seriously if you had acted completely like yourself…" giggled Zelda, straightening out some papers.
Midna rested her elbow on the table and supported her chin on her hand.
"That's a bit harsh…" she chuckled, "They certainly are an interesting bunch though. Maybe I wouldn't have been so out-of-place."
There was silence. Midna glanced over at Zelda who was looking down at the table and anxiously fiddling with her hair.
"You're still concerned about him, aren't you?" murmured Midna.
"Yes…Ghirahim will most definitely be after him. My efforts to prevent the two meeting may not be enough."
True, Zelda… and there you have it! XD Now, I've got that chapter out of the way…I hate starting stories XD
Notes:
1. Pit's explanation for being late was based on the Kid Icarus anime short, "Palutena's Revolting Dinner." :P
2. I haven't finished KI: Uprising yet, so anything to do with Dark Pit is most likely false.
3. The Fire Emblem games Marth was in only recently got localised, therefore, he only recently learned English XD
4. For those who haven't played SS (very few, if anyone)…Ghirahim is a creeper… XD And YES, he does effectively lick Link, I didn't make that up… XD (I can't frickin' WAIT to write for him..I really can't :3 )
5. Didn't make up Master Shortpants either…
6. Lol! My spell-check tried to change Triforce to air force... XD
I won't be doing these notes every chapter…most of you don't need them I presume XD Let me know if you'd like me to keep them though, I don't mind, it's what you guys want! :P
Please make sure you rate and review, constructive criticism is very welcome! :D Thank you guys! I look forward to writing more here! ^^
Next chapter will be set in Skyloft~